2017-536 Aging - City of Durham - Pass-Through Agreement for Allocation, Disbursement and Accounting of the Section 5310 Funds

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DCHC-MPO Roles and Responsibilities The designated recipient of Section 5310 Grant funds in urbanized areas over 200,000 in population has the principal authority and responsibility for administering the program.The designated recipient must be officially designated through a process consistent with 49 U.S.C. 5307(a) (2): "an entity designated in accordance with the planning process under Sections 5303, 5304, and 5306, by the chief executive officer of a State, responsible local officials, and publicly owned operators of public transportation, to receive and apportion amounts under Section 5336 that are attributable to transportation management areas identified under Section 5303." The City of Durham is the designated recipient of the Section 5310 Grant on behalf of the Durham- Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC-MPO). Every two years,the DCHC will solicit, receive, and select proposals for funding from both private and public transportation providers from across the Durham Urbanized area. Also,the Lead Planning Agency(LPA)of the DCHC MPO will assume the primary responsibilities associated with grant administration, including, but not limited to: 1. Document procedures in a Program Management Plan; 2. Planning for future transportation needs and ensure integration and coordination among diverse transportation modes and providers; 3. Developing selection criteria consistent with the coordinated planning process; 4. Notifying eligible local entities of funding availability; 5. Soliciting applications from potential sub-recipients; 6. Determining applicant and project eligibility; 7. Certifying allocations of funds are made on a fair and equitable basis; 8. Submitting an annual POP and grant applications/reports to FTA; 9. Ensuring that all sub-recipients comply with Federal requirements; 10. Certifying that all projects are included in a locally developed,coordinated public transit- human service transportation plan developed and approved through a process that included participation by seniors, individuals with disabilities, representatives of public, private, and non-profit transportation and human service providers, and other members of the public; 11. Certifying that to the maximum extent feasible, funded 5310 services are coordinated with transportation services assisted by other Federal departments and agencies; 12. Overseeing the implementation of projects as developed/prioritized in the coordinated plan; 13. Ensuring at least 55 percent of the apportionment is used for traditional Section 5310 projects carried out by eligible sub-recipients; and 14. Managing all aspects of grant administration, distribution, and oversight for sub-recipients. Technical Subcommittee The DCHC MPO draws upon a technical subcommittee to assist in the development of a variety of materials, including the development and update of the 2013 Coordinated Human Services Transportation Plan Update and project evaluation criteria.The subcommittee represents a wide variety of special needs transportation interests, and is comprised of the following types of agencies: • Human service transportation providers • MPO Technical Coordinating Committee—transit subcommittees • County departments of community services Approved by DCHC MPO TAC 6.11.14 Page 2